wat

what

v a t

pronoun Rare #47,193

what Colloquial regional spelling of was, especially associated with Berlin speech.

GE: Wat machst du heute?

EN: What are you doing today?

Na, na wat denn?

Well, well, what is it?

— Phoenix (2014)

Hier sitzt noch wat!

There’s still something here!

— The Blue Angel (1930)

Aber wat soll mir passieren?

But what could happen to me?

— Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)

Hey, wat denn, ist det Columbo?

Hey, what? Is that Columbo?

— Der Himmel über Berlin (1987)

Sounds similar to

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